M.C. Swag said:
shack009 said:
Would love to be able to get Bruce Brown. Another wing defender and he's a good rebounder, which we need. He can play small ball 4 and 5. But man the contract he signed this offseason was wild.
I don't get the fit for Bruce Brown. He's another undersized, non shooter (we have a million of those). We need a true 4 and backup big. Bruce is a good player, but he doesn't address any of the Mavs deficiencies.
Plus the Mavs will either have to opt in to his last year and pay him $20m (he's nice, but not THAT nice) or decline it and essentially rent him for half a season. Neither is a really attractive option.
I like Brown, because I see him as a good glue/cultural guy. He works his ass off, plays solid defense and can be slotted at multiple positions (despite being 6'4.) Brooklyn used to give him minutes at small ball PF, and he is a good enough playmaker to run some second team point, which Dallas doesn't need when healthy. But having an additional player that can create easy shots for other players is never a bad thing, especially with all the injuries this year.
I see Brown as kind of the same type of fit as Mario Elie was when he came into the Spurs in 1999. Tough, playoff experienced, great team guy, does all the little things, doesn't believe the earth is flat. I agree he is overpaid, but I think that a lot of teams need that type of guy.
Brown isn't the best shooter, but he is at like 38% on catch and shoot threes and 39% on corner threes. I think he would be great on the Mavs, but not sure I would pay what Toronto likely wants for him. Like you said, he is overpaid - he is nice, but not 16.5% of the cap nice.
In a vacuum, great fit. What Toronto wants and his salary makes it less so.
